PASADENA, California, March 20 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Courting the Competition: Some Male Fruit Flies Serenade Each Other Rather Than Fight * Like the males of many animal species, male Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies, a commonly studied lab animal, are aggressive toward one another and even fight when competing for resources such as food and females. Researchers in the lab of David Anderson have been studying aggression in these insect  more

BRISTOL, England, March 20 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Researchers discover way for motors to mimic real muscles * In humans, muscles work through the coordinated activity of thousands of molecular motors called actomyosin which help make them contract. Despite this complex biochemical process, they reliably display distinctive collective behaviours. For example, under increasing load human muscles can recruit more motors, a bit like bringing in mo  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 20 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Scientists turbocharge immune cells to attack prostate cancer * Key takeaways * Researchers and scientists have engineered a new class of supercharged T cells that are stronger, longer-lasting, and more precise at killing prostate cancer cells. * They introduced a natural "catch bond," a fishhook-like interaction that strengthens when cells pull against each other. * This allow  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * UC study reshapes understanding of interaction between organelles in animal cells Research published in Cell Reports demystifies lysosome acidification By Tim Tedeschi Findings from a new University of Cincinnati study have reshaped the fundamental understanding of how a certain cell organelle prepares its environment for cellular digestion. The research, led by UC's Jiajie Diao, PhD, was p  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSxrep) -- University of Tampa researchers are investigating a mysterious parasite found during a parasitology class dissection that may reveal insights into the biodiversity and health of Tampa Bay. Assistant professor of biology Emily Durkin and student researcher Liza Walker are leading a multiyear study after discovering a worm embedded in the fin of a ladyfish. The project began when students noticed the organism under a microscope, prompting an investigation into wh  more